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Well, had the long awaited appointment at the hospital today and it lasted all of 2 minutes! It was a different surgeon who was more conservative that the last, but bascially just the Thompson Test and a feel of the tendon and yes you can stop using the boot now. Is that it!? I asked are you sure, how do you know? don’t you want to do another scan? No, we see so many of these we know when they are healing OK - really? What if mine is the one that isn’t?! No really it’s fine, take it easy, have some physio, here’s a list of exercises, and it will be fine. What about driving? Well probably not straight away as you might re-rupture if you have to do an emergency stop. Ok, well I need another certificate for ACC so I can get my kids to school and someone to drive me to physio! No problem will sign you off for another 28 days. Bye, we don’t want to see you again.

Feeling a bit deflated after that, I guess I though they might at least want to see me try to walk before I left the hospital. I wasn’t game enought to walk out fo the hospital and back to the car in 2 shoes but waited until I got home. So am  walking, well rather shuffling, around home like an old woman trying to get some heel-toe movement going. Everything feels very unbalanced and one foot still feels higher than the other.

Saw my Bowen woman this afternoon, she was much more helpful! Gave me some warm up exercises to help rebalance my body in the mornings and more positive about what I can and can’t do. Basically listen to my body and don’t overdo it.  She also suggested walking barefoot as much as posible around the house, not so sure about that after Sam’s experience! I was hoping to be walking better (and faster!) and drive sooner, but at least I can have a bath tonight and don’t have to sleep in the damn boot!

There is just so much variability with this injury, everything seems to depend on the health system you are in the the particular doctor you get - there do not seem to be any absolutes.  Perhaps this site needs to be turned into a research project?

Anyway, one small step at a time! Am now having a celebrationary wine to get this far and my husband bought me a chocolate shoe which I intend to hide from the children and eat all by myself!  Cheers to everyone, take care on your journeys, have a good weekend.